Monthly Round-up - June 2009
Wed, 1/07/09 – 14:55 | 3 Comments

This is a rough chart of review scores for Wii games released in the UK within the month of June.
Icarian: Kindred Spirits - 80
Grand Slam Tennis - 77
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits - 76
Another …

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Monthly Round-up - June 2009
Written by M_the_C @ Wed, 1/07/09 – 14:55 | 3 Comments

This is a rough chart of review scores for Wii games released in the UK within the month of June.
Icarian: Kindred Spirits - 80


Grand Slam Tennis - 77


Guitar Hero: Smash Hits - 76


Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories - 75


Virtua Tennis 2009 - 75


Water Warfare - 75*


Final Fantasy IV: The After Years - 72


Let’s Tap - 70


Overlord: Dark Legend - 70


Puzzle Bobble Plus! - 70*


Resident Evil Archives:  Resident Evil - 70*


MySims Racing - 69


Let’s Catch - 61


Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings - 55


Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 53


No Reviews:
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs


Release dates confirmed by AmazonUK.  Pictures from Nintendo Life, Wikipedia and AmazonUK .
Aggregated review scores by Metacritic, * denotes that the game does not have enough reviews to conform to Metacritics four review requirement. These scores were calculated by the author.  Scores accurate at time of posting.
If you find any discrepancies please post a comment below. Thank you.

Icarian: Kindred Spirits Review
Written by a WiiTalk member @ Sun, 28/06/09 – 10:56 | One Comment
Icarian: Kindred Spirits Review

Written by MilkyMalky
Name: Icarian: Kindred Spirits
Format: WiiWare
Price: 1,000 Wii Points (£7.00 from Wii Shop Channel)
Publisher: Over The Top Games
Genre: Platformer
PEGI Rating: 7+
Players: 1-2
I’ll be honest with you, this game sort of crept up on me …

Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - due out 24th July
Written by M_the_C @ Thu, 25/06/09 – 8:00 | 3 Comments
Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - due out 24th July

Motion Plus has already been released, I haven’t had a chance to play with it myself, however the real launch for me will be with Wii Sports Resort.

I expect Wii Sports Resort to be a …

Is more of the same ever good enough?
Written by FooFan @ Tue, 23/06/09 – 13:07 | 3 Comments
Is more of the same ever good enough?

Written by MilkyMalky
If we had to pick one word that would describe Nintendo’s current console, most would choose the same word: Innovation. So it seems strange to me that the most of the excitement and …

My Wii Collection - Mini-reviewed
Written by M_the_C @ Sun, 21/06/09 – 8:00 | No Comment

About time I got around to mini-reviewing my Wii collection as well. As before, no scores but they are in order from least to most favourite.

I got this game free with a magazine subscription, …

Guitar Hero: Metallica, Review
Written by J-Monkey @ Mon, 8/06/09 – 16:36 | One Comment
Guitar Hero: Metallica, Review

Format: Wii
Price: Game alone - £35, with guitar - £75.
Wi-Fi: Yes
Players: 1-4
Age: 12+
Developer: Activision

The legendary metal band Metallica, and the great concept of a Guitar Hero game makes it a must buy, yes? …

Nintendo Releases 5/6/09
Written by Fallen124 @ Sat, 6/06/09 – 15:21 | No Comment
Nintendo Releases  5/6/09

This week’s Nintendo releases:
 
 
 
Art Style: KUBOS - 500 points
KUBOS is an action puzzle game in which you control a character who climbs cubes to ascend to the floor above. Reach the tenth floor while scoring as many …

Monthly Round-up - May 2009
Written by M_the_C @ Mon, 1/06/09 – 9:00 | 2 Comments
Monthly Round-up - May 2009

This is a rough chart of review scores for Wii games released in the UK within the month of May.
Punch-Out! - 88

Boom Blox Bash Party - 87

Swords & Soldiers (WiiWare - 83

EA Sports Active:  Personal …

Nintendo Releases 29/5/09
Written by Fallen124 @ Fri, 29/05/09 – 14:04 | No Comment
Nintendo Releases  29/5/09

This week’s Nintendo Releases:
 
 
 
Art Style: NEMREM - 500 points

Art Style: NEMREM is a relaxing logic puzzle where the objective is to match coloured panels with spheres of the same colour. Use your stylus to slide the …

M_the_C’s DS Collection - Mini Reviewed
Written by M_the_C @ Sat, 23/05/09 – 10:00 | 2 Comments
M_the_C’s DS Collection - Mini Reviewed

I had originally planned to do this for my Wii collection, but best laid plans and all that, so here is my DS collection.  I’m not much of a reviewer, so rather than try writing …

Nintendo Releases 22/5/09
Written by Fallen124 @ Fri, 22/05/09 – 20:57 | No Comment
Nintendo Releases  22/5/09

This week’s Nintendo Releases:
 
 
 
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS - 500 points

Your goal in Art Style: PiCTOBiTS is simple: clear large blocks that fall from above (”megabits”) by combining them with “bits” (square blocks) of the same color. Add …

WiiWare Anniversary
Written by M_the_C @ Wed, 20/05/09 – 8:00 | No Comment
WiiWare Anniversary

Happy Birthday WiiWare!
It’s been one year since WiiWare was launched in Europe, it feels like it has been around for a lot longer.  I still remember the many threads created on the forums regarding this …

Nintendo Releases 15/5/09
Written by Fallen124 @ Fri, 15/05/09 – 21:31 | No Comment
Nintendo Releases 15/5/09

This week’s Nintendo Releases:
 
 
 
Swords & Soldiers - 1000 points

Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling real time strategy game that lets you control all the action on the battlefield easily by using only the Wii Remote. Just …

Nintendo Releases 8/5/09
Written by Fallen124 @ Sat, 9/05/09 – 14:26 | No Comment
Nintendo Releases  8/5/09

This week’s Nintendo releases:
 
 
 
Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche - 200 points

Master of Illusion Express titles offer mind-bending magic tricks pulled from the popular Nintendo DS game. Learn the illusions, practice up and amaze your friends.
Master …

Nintendo Releases 1/5/09
Written by Fallen124 @ Sat, 2/05/09 – 9:40 | No Comment
Nintendo Releases 1/5/09

We have been treated to additions to all three services this week.
 
 
Bit.Trip: Beat - 600 points
Bit.Trip Beat is a rhythm game that brings retro action into the present, letting you use the motion-sensing Wii Remote controller …

Monthly Round-up - April 2009
Written by M_the_C @ Fri, 1/05/09 – 11:25 | One Comment
Monthly Round-up - April 2009

This is a rough chart of review scores for Wii games released in the UK within the month of April.
Little King’s Story - 88
Pikmin 2 (New Play Control!) - 87
Bubble Bobble Plus (WiiWare) - 80*
Tenchu: …